[3] In 1964, Meyer was appointed by then U.S. Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy to a position in the Justice Department, where he mainly focused on organized crime prosecutions.
[4] In 1976, Meyer won the Democratic nomination for New York's 23rd congressional district,[4] however, he was defeated in the general election by Bruce F.
[7] Meyer's political career in Connecticut began in 2004 when he defeated seven term Republican incumbent William Aniskovich.
Aniskovich was hampered by his alleged closeness to former Governor John G. Rowland, who had recently resigned due to a corruption investigation.
Meyer was elected to a third term in 2008 after defeating attorney and Iraq War veteran Ryan Suerth 30,565 to 20,430.